HALLOWEEN!!! WOOOOOOO!!! Slight fiasco this morning. Brittany, Jamie and I rented our costumes online and they were supposed to be delivered on Saturday just to be on the safe side. Instead, they didn't get there until almost noon. So I spent more than half of my Halloween party time costumeless. I wanted to be a peacock dammit, is that so hard to accomplish? I expect Jamie to rip them a new one in Korean since I can't translate.
I had the interesting experience today of trying to carve a pumpkin with a butcher knife. I'm actually astonished I was able to make eyes and a mouth and not completely destroy the pumpkin in the process because the knife was so huge. The kids were totally grossed out by the pumpkin guts and kept telling me they were worms.
Koreans don't really celebrate Halloween, which is really too bad because I think it is one of the most fun holidays. Okay, so kids get hopped up on sugar and are started down the short road to diabetes but the costumes and pretending are a fantastic time. I got a lot of weird looks when I left school to go get a coffee milk on my break. I definitely heard someone say something about 외국인 (foreigners) very loudly at one point as well. Considering how few white people I see around, it was definitely directed at Brittany and me in our partial costumes.
Even with this lack of celebration in Korea as a whole, 이태원 (Itaewon), the foreigner area of the city, still had quite a shindig because of it's western population. On Saturday night, Brittany and I went for our usual taco Saturday, but to switch it up a little but we headed down to 이태원 to look at costumes. It definitely reminded me of college, in particular, the Grove in Miami, but with less creativity on the costume front. Unfortunately, I was sick this weekend and went home early, but I still love Halloween. There were a surprising amount of angry birds.
Korean number of the day: 오 (oh) or 다섯 (da-sote) - five
Korean word/phrase of the day: 외국인 (weigh-gook-een) - foreigner
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Korean viruses suck
I thought my immune system had finally adjusted to Korea. I hadn't been sick for at least two months and I was super exited, but then BOOM sore throat and cough city.
This week, one of my kids asked me why my eyes were green and not blue. The only response I had was that my mom has brown eyes and my dad has brown eyes because this is not a normal question to be asked. I guess it makes sense that they wouldn't really know because all Asians have black or brown eyes. They don't see the whole rainbow of eye color in people who are related like we do in western society.
While my overall preference is still for the US, there are definitely some things I will miss about Korea. Of course, being me, they're all food related. First, I will miss the abundance of flavored milk. Okay, the chocolate milk here compared to American chocolate milk sucks, but they have a number of other delicious flavors such as strawberry, banana and coffee, all readily available at any convenience store
Second, I will miss red bean flavored things. It looks kind of like chocolate, but if you are expecting chocolate you will be sorely disappointed. I think it may be an acquired taste, but I really like it.
Third, ice cream flavors are awesomely Asian. They have green tea, black sesame and all kinds of unusual stuff like that. They may sound weird but they are delicious. I especially like the green tea flavor.
Last, rice cakes are delicious. Especially the sweet ones. They are a fantastic snack and nothing like the Quaker ones. They are cakes make out of rice flour, not popped rice things and they are squishy and wonderful.
Three new teachers arrived at school last week. We have a new Korean teacher and two new American teachers. The Korean teacher's name is Sarah, which I am a little peeved about, but she seems very nice. So far, I like her better than, July, the teacher that she is replacing who has only been her for two months. It's probably because July hasn't really tried to get to know any of us because she decided she wanted to quit two weeks after she started.
The two new foreign teachers seem pretty cool so far but I've been too busy to really talk to them much. Shane is in his early thirties and from Canada and has a really entertaining, stereotypical Canadian accent and Adam is a new graduate from UCLA, so their pretty different in their backgrounds. I'm pretty sad that John and Austin are leaving, it's going to be pretty weird without them here.
Halloween is tomorrow!! Very excited. There will be a plethora of pictures of tiny children in costumes.
Is it weird that I miss my snuggie?
Korean number of the day: 사 (sa) or 네 (neigh) - four
Korean word/phrase of the day: 의상 (eui-sahng) - costume
This week, one of my kids asked me why my eyes were green and not blue. The only response I had was that my mom has brown eyes and my dad has brown eyes because this is not a normal question to be asked. I guess it makes sense that they wouldn't really know because all Asians have black or brown eyes. They don't see the whole rainbow of eye color in people who are related like we do in western society.
While my overall preference is still for the US, there are definitely some things I will miss about Korea. Of course, being me, they're all food related. First, I will miss the abundance of flavored milk. Okay, the chocolate milk here compared to American chocolate milk sucks, but they have a number of other delicious flavors such as strawberry, banana and coffee, all readily available at any convenience store
Second, I will miss red bean flavored things. It looks kind of like chocolate, but if you are expecting chocolate you will be sorely disappointed. I think it may be an acquired taste, but I really like it.
Third, ice cream flavors are awesomely Asian. They have green tea, black sesame and all kinds of unusual stuff like that. They may sound weird but they are delicious. I especially like the green tea flavor.
Last, rice cakes are delicious. Especially the sweet ones. They are a fantastic snack and nothing like the Quaker ones. They are cakes make out of rice flour, not popped rice things and they are squishy and wonderful.
Three new teachers arrived at school last week. We have a new Korean teacher and two new American teachers. The Korean teacher's name is Sarah, which I am a little peeved about, but she seems very nice. So far, I like her better than, July, the teacher that she is replacing who has only been her for two months. It's probably because July hasn't really tried to get to know any of us because she decided she wanted to quit two weeks after she started.
The two new foreign teachers seem pretty cool so far but I've been too busy to really talk to them much. Shane is in his early thirties and from Canada and has a really entertaining, stereotypical Canadian accent and Adam is a new graduate from UCLA, so their pretty different in their backgrounds. I'm pretty sad that John and Austin are leaving, it's going to be pretty weird without them here.
Halloween is tomorrow!! Very excited. There will be a plethora of pictures of tiny children in costumes.
Is it weird that I miss my snuggie?
Korean number of the day: 사 (sa) or 네 (neigh) - four
Korean word/phrase of the day: 의상 (eui-sahng) - costume
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Winter approaches
Not to be a total creeper, but one of the tenants of the building next to me had the lights on in their window today and they have an analog clock that is the size of an entire wall. In fact, I think it may be part of the wall. Totally baller.
I will officially no longer be freezing my butt off when the weather changes for the worse. I went shopping with Brittany and Jamie and got a nice, long fluffy coat full of duck feathers. So warm. I also picked up a nice hat, two scarves and a pair of fingerless gloves. Not dreading winter quite as much anymore. Now to work on the warm shoes and sweaters front.
Speaking of winter, the weather has been really weird. It suddenly got almost freezing and now it's in the 70s during the day. I don't know what is going on.
I have my Halloween costume taken care of for this year. I am going to be a peacock. They have this nifty thing where you can rent them online and they deliver them to wherever you want. Koreans don't seem to celebrate Halloween so much, but we're having a Halloween party at school which I'm fairly excited about. I love Halloween. But then again, I also love Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas. I think I just love holidays.
Graduate school apps are way too expensive. For example, Columbia's business school charges $250 just to turn in the application. Knowing their acceptance rates and their tuition costs, this seems quite a bit ridiculous. Even if you know for sure you want to go there, there is no guarantee of you getting in after shelling out $250 and a possibility of having to do so again if you are completely determined. Maybe they do it to reduce the number of applications they get but it seems to me it just limits the applicants to people who are rich and can pay the whole tuition by themselves or people who have little enough money to waive the fee and probably get their entire education subsidized by loans or scholarships because of their financial situation.
Korean number of the day: 삼 (sahm) or 세 (say) - three
Korean word/phrase of the day: 겨울 (gi-eo-ool) - winter
I will officially no longer be freezing my butt off when the weather changes for the worse. I went shopping with Brittany and Jamie and got a nice, long fluffy coat full of duck feathers. So warm. I also picked up a nice hat, two scarves and a pair of fingerless gloves. Not dreading winter quite as much anymore. Now to work on the warm shoes and sweaters front.
Speaking of winter, the weather has been really weird. It suddenly got almost freezing and now it's in the 70s during the day. I don't know what is going on.
I have my Halloween costume taken care of for this year. I am going to be a peacock. They have this nifty thing where you can rent them online and they deliver them to wherever you want. Koreans don't seem to celebrate Halloween so much, but we're having a Halloween party at school which I'm fairly excited about. I love Halloween. But then again, I also love Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas. I think I just love holidays.
Graduate school apps are way too expensive. For example, Columbia's business school charges $250 just to turn in the application. Knowing their acceptance rates and their tuition costs, this seems quite a bit ridiculous. Even if you know for sure you want to go there, there is no guarantee of you getting in after shelling out $250 and a possibility of having to do so again if you are completely determined. Maybe they do it to reduce the number of applications they get but it seems to me it just limits the applicants to people who are rich and can pay the whole tuition by themselves or people who have little enough money to waive the fee and probably get their entire education subsidized by loans or scholarships because of their financial situation.
Korean number of the day: 삼 (sahm) or 세 (say) - three
Korean word/phrase of the day: 겨울 (gi-eo-ool) - winter
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Ding dong ditch
For some reason, at 3am last night, some one decided it would be cool to repeatedly knock on my door and then leave before I got there. Jerk. Who does that? Especially in an apartment building?
As winter is approaching, I'm considering winter clothing again and realizing that it will be kind of a challenge to find them. My skin is uber sensitive to wool and even cashmere makes me itchy by the end of the day. This poses a real problem in the sweater department because I can basically wear things that are cotton based and sometime acrylic based but these are no where near as warm as wool and quite a bit harder to find in heavier sweaters. That and I can't read the tags in Korean. I have been told that it gets ridiculously cold here in the winter and I'll need some really warm clothing to survive it.
My haircut model experience was not as exciting as I was hoping it would be. From what the hairdressers where doing with my hair when they were discussing how to cut it, I thought it would be a little more edgy than it is. It's pretty much like my normal hair with a little extra red thrown in. It took about an hour and a half to cut so I know it will hold its shape well, but I'm still a little disappointed. The show that was supposed to be today had been cancelled as well. I had kind of been looking forward to it. But hey, I did get a free hair cut and dye out of it. There was another model who was having her hair cut at the same time, and she had this really short asymmetrical cut where the back part was dyed red, there was a middle stripe of purple, and the front was dyed almost black but not quite. They brushed it all forward from the crown of her head so all of the colors were layered in the front and then cut it so that you could see all of them. It was really neat looking. I half want to do things like that to my hair but then I don't want to damage my hair and I don't want to deal with the upkeep of roots. I still have the occasional desire to dye parts of my hair purple. Her hair cut was definitely too short for me to deal with though. I wouldn't have been able to get it out of my face if I was annoyed with it or if I was going to the gym.
If you are ever in Seoul (and have more than two other people to do this with), I highly recommend going to the fish market at 고량진 (Noryangjin). It's apparently better super early in the morning when all of the stalls are open, but it's pretty fantastic at night. There are rows and rows of sea food vendors with live fish, crustaceans, shell fish, and pretty much anything you could possibly want to eat that lives in the sea. You buy whatever you want from them, they kill it and cut it up, then you take it to one of the many restaurants located right off of the market and they cook it for you for a little extra money. They also serve beer, rice, etc, which can add up (especially the alcohol) but if you're not drinking and you have enough people it's a great experience. I personally won't touch the still wriggling baby octopuses or the raw mussels (if that's how you decide to order them that way) but if you like to eat unusual things, this is one of the places to go. I stick to the shrimp, sashimi and the spicy soup you can get at the end from the fish carcass. It got me over my raw fish sushi phobia so it has to be a good experience, right?
Korean number of the day: 이 (eee) or 둘 (dool) - two
Korean word/phrase of the day: 물고기 (mool-go-gi) - fish
As winter is approaching, I'm considering winter clothing again and realizing that it will be kind of a challenge to find them. My skin is uber sensitive to wool and even cashmere makes me itchy by the end of the day. This poses a real problem in the sweater department because I can basically wear things that are cotton based and sometime acrylic based but these are no where near as warm as wool and quite a bit harder to find in heavier sweaters. That and I can't read the tags in Korean. I have been told that it gets ridiculously cold here in the winter and I'll need some really warm clothing to survive it.
My haircut model experience was not as exciting as I was hoping it would be. From what the hairdressers where doing with my hair when they were discussing how to cut it, I thought it would be a little more edgy than it is. It's pretty much like my normal hair with a little extra red thrown in. It took about an hour and a half to cut so I know it will hold its shape well, but I'm still a little disappointed. The show that was supposed to be today had been cancelled as well. I had kind of been looking forward to it. But hey, I did get a free hair cut and dye out of it. There was another model who was having her hair cut at the same time, and she had this really short asymmetrical cut where the back part was dyed red, there was a middle stripe of purple, and the front was dyed almost black but not quite. They brushed it all forward from the crown of her head so all of the colors were layered in the front and then cut it so that you could see all of them. It was really neat looking. I half want to do things like that to my hair but then I don't want to damage my hair and I don't want to deal with the upkeep of roots. I still have the occasional desire to dye parts of my hair purple. Her hair cut was definitely too short for me to deal with though. I wouldn't have been able to get it out of my face if I was annoyed with it or if I was going to the gym.
If you are ever in Seoul (and have more than two other people to do this with), I highly recommend going to the fish market at 고량진 (Noryangjin). It's apparently better super early in the morning when all of the stalls are open, but it's pretty fantastic at night. There are rows and rows of sea food vendors with live fish, crustaceans, shell fish, and pretty much anything you could possibly want to eat that lives in the sea. You buy whatever you want from them, they kill it and cut it up, then you take it to one of the many restaurants located right off of the market and they cook it for you for a little extra money. They also serve beer, rice, etc, which can add up (especially the alcohol) but if you're not drinking and you have enough people it's a great experience. I personally won't touch the still wriggling baby octopuses or the raw mussels (if that's how you decide to order them that way) but if you like to eat unusual things, this is one of the places to go. I stick to the shrimp, sashimi and the spicy soup you can get at the end from the fish carcass. It got me over my raw fish sushi phobia so it has to be a good experience, right?
Korean number of the day: 이 (eee) or 둘 (dool) - two
Korean word/phrase of the day: 물고기 (mool-go-gi) - fish
Monday, October 10, 2011
Yay reverse racism?
I am temporarily a ginger. Well, closer to auburn since it's a tint and my hair wasn't bleached out but it's still a very dark red. And I went ginger for free. How did this happen? A little thing I like to call reverse racism.
There's a hair salon two floors above the school at which I work. I have been there a couple of times for a haircut, one of which was pretty good, the other of which was not. The hairdresser that did the pretty good hair cut called my co-teacher Jamie and told her that he needed a short hair model for a show and had me in mind particularly. After only cutting my hair one time, I am completely sure that his reasoning behind this was "oh she's white and has short hair, let's use her." I am not complaining about this however. So yesterday, I went in and had my hair tinted with a semi-permanent red for free because I'm their model. Today, after work, I am going to the hair salon for 3 hours for a cutting demonstration, that will most likely be conducted in Korean, and on Sunday I have to go back for a show/competition. I'm kind of excited, although I'm not sure how much I will like the cut. It's just hair, it'll grow back, so I'm not too worried. I shall take copious amounts of picture of this event for those that are curious.
Today is a spectacular day for a Tuesday. I don't have to be at work until two because the Kindergartners are on a field trip/picnic to a park all day. So I'm still sitting at home just chilling and it's awesome.
Korean number of the day: 일(eel) or 하나 (ha-na) - one
Korean word/phrase of the day: 미용사 (me-yong-sa) - hair stylist
There's a hair salon two floors above the school at which I work. I have been there a couple of times for a haircut, one of which was pretty good, the other of which was not. The hairdresser that did the pretty good hair cut called my co-teacher Jamie and told her that he needed a short hair model for a show and had me in mind particularly. After only cutting my hair one time, I am completely sure that his reasoning behind this was "oh she's white and has short hair, let's use her." I am not complaining about this however. So yesterday, I went in and had my hair tinted with a semi-permanent red for free because I'm their model. Today, after work, I am going to the hair salon for 3 hours for a cutting demonstration, that will most likely be conducted in Korean, and on Sunday I have to go back for a show/competition. I'm kind of excited, although I'm not sure how much I will like the cut. It's just hair, it'll grow back, so I'm not too worried. I shall take copious amounts of picture of this event for those that are curious.
Today is a spectacular day for a Tuesday. I don't have to be at work until two because the Kindergartners are on a field trip/picnic to a park all day. So I'm still sitting at home just chilling and it's awesome.
Korean number of the day: 일(eel) or 하나 (ha-na) - one
Korean word/phrase of the day: 미용사 (me-yong-sa) - hair stylist
Thursday, October 6, 2011
A grape is a grape is a grape?
Koreans eat grapes funny. The first time I saw someone in Korea eat a grape, I thought it was just their own personal quirk. Then, I continued to see people doing it. They suck out the inside of the grape and throw the skin away. Maybe there is something fundamentally different about Korean grapes that I don't know about. Even if the seeds are still in them this doesn't seem like sufficient reason to me to be a grape vampire.
Thursdays are awesome. I now get out of work two and a half hours early. Booya. This also means that the sun is still out when I leave. I also get to do random things other than go home, eat and sleep. It also means that the next day is Friday. New favorite day of the week right here.
Motorcycles in Korea suck. It's not like in America where they will drive between the cars. Instead, they do that and drive on the sidewalks and through pedestrian areas. I am very tempted to arm bar one of them.
Fall is an awesome season for two main reasons. Reason one: pumpkin flavored everything!!! I love pumpkin flavored things. Unfortunately they don't seem to be big on pumpkin here. Even Starbucks doesn't have its seasonal pumpkin spice latte. I miss the plethora of pumpkin. Reason two: I don't sweat when I go outside. This means less clothes washing and more clothing choices. I love fall fashion with its jackets, boots and layers.
Korean character of the day: ㅆ - s sound; like yesterday, this is a sound that we don't have in English, the best way that I can tell you that it is formed is by holding the b in a little longer and putting some pressure behind it like it is stuck and you are pushing it out
Korean word/phrase of the day: 포도 (poh-doh) - grape(s)
Thursdays are awesome. I now get out of work two and a half hours early. Booya. This also means that the sun is still out when I leave. I also get to do random things other than go home, eat and sleep. It also means that the next day is Friday. New favorite day of the week right here.
Motorcycles in Korea suck. It's not like in America where they will drive between the cars. Instead, they do that and drive on the sidewalks and through pedestrian areas. I am very tempted to arm bar one of them.
Fall is an awesome season for two main reasons. Reason one: pumpkin flavored everything!!! I love pumpkin flavored things. Unfortunately they don't seem to be big on pumpkin here. Even Starbucks doesn't have its seasonal pumpkin spice latte. I miss the plethora of pumpkin. Reason two: I don't sweat when I go outside. This means less clothes washing and more clothing choices. I love fall fashion with its jackets, boots and layers.
Korean character of the day: ㅆ - s sound; like yesterday, this is a sound that we don't have in English, the best way that I can tell you that it is formed is by holding the b in a little longer and putting some pressure behind it like it is stuck and you are pushing it out
Korean word/phrase of the day: 포도 (poh-doh) - grape(s)
Monday, October 3, 2011
I have completely lost track of time. Not in an "I don't know what day it is" kind of way but in an "I don't know how much time has gone by" kind of way. I just realized that my high school is having a five year reunion for my class this year and I'm not going to be remotely able to go. My high school was small so they have a reunion for each class every five years, but still. I can't believe I'm at the point where I'd have a five year reunion. I also forgot that my brother is graduating from college this year and I won't be able to go to that either. I'm actually more sad about that one. I can't believe my younger brother is getting so old. He went to my graduation so I feel bad not being able to go to his. He may be coming to visit with my mom at the end of December, so if he does I will feel a little better about it. What to send him for a graduation present though, hmmmmmmmm.....
In any case, I don't feel that old. I just shocks me that these things have crept up on me. It's one of those "I can't possibly have done that that long ago, I don't feel old enough for that to be true" moments. It is true that age is only a number. It doesn't matter how old you are, it only matters how old you feel. While I feel like a grown up, since I am living in a far away foreign country all by myself, I don't feel old. Some people don't seem to realize that those are two different things. I was told recently by one of my friends that he didn't want to be a "grown up" because "grown up" to him means, three kids, a desk job, a mortgage and in general just being miserable. I was a little shocked because none of those things are what I immediately associate with being a grown up. To me, "grown up" just means being responsible for and thoughtful of your actions. Whatever you do besides that is up to you. Although, I do know people who are considered adults who are neither. Personally, I plan to keep my immature sense of humor and my ability to find the positive and enjoyable part any situation. I like being able to see the world as a kid from certain angles while still holding the knowledge of an adult. Whether that is considered being grown up or not, it is the version I prefer to the one that was presented to me of being miserable.
I'm 95% sure that I've finished my statement of purpose for my first grad school application. I'm waiting on some feedback to say whether or not it seems submission worthy. This is extremely exciting. It means I can almost go back to using my free time to study Korean instead of writing papers. WOOOOO!!! Also, it means a little less stress for me and only waiting to see if I get money left. I should probably apply for outside scholarships as well.
My cousin, who I haven't seen since I was 8, is in Korea today. Super random. She has professed the desire to see me, but considering it is almost dinner time and I haven't heard from her, I doubt it is actually going to happen. She was here last month for a couple of days too but I didn't get to see her then either.
Korean character of the day: ㄲ - g sound; like yesterday, this is a sound that we don't have in English, the best way that I can tell you that it is formed is by holding the b in a little longer and putting some pressure behind it like it is stuck and you are pushing it out
Korean word/phrase of the day: 가을 (ga-eul) - fall, autumn
In any case, I don't feel that old. I just shocks me that these things have crept up on me. It's one of those "I can't possibly have done that that long ago, I don't feel old enough for that to be true" moments. It is true that age is only a number. It doesn't matter how old you are, it only matters how old you feel. While I feel like a grown up, since I am living in a far away foreign country all by myself, I don't feel old. Some people don't seem to realize that those are two different things. I was told recently by one of my friends that he didn't want to be a "grown up" because "grown up" to him means, three kids, a desk job, a mortgage and in general just being miserable. I was a little shocked because none of those things are what I immediately associate with being a grown up. To me, "grown up" just means being responsible for and thoughtful of your actions. Whatever you do besides that is up to you. Although, I do know people who are considered adults who are neither. Personally, I plan to keep my immature sense of humor and my ability to find the positive and enjoyable part any situation. I like being able to see the world as a kid from certain angles while still holding the knowledge of an adult. Whether that is considered being grown up or not, it is the version I prefer to the one that was presented to me of being miserable.
I'm 95% sure that I've finished my statement of purpose for my first grad school application. I'm waiting on some feedback to say whether or not it seems submission worthy. This is extremely exciting. It means I can almost go back to using my free time to study Korean instead of writing papers. WOOOOO!!! Also, it means a little less stress for me and only waiting to see if I get money left. I should probably apply for outside scholarships as well.
My cousin, who I haven't seen since I was 8, is in Korea today. Super random. She has professed the desire to see me, but considering it is almost dinner time and I haven't heard from her, I doubt it is actually going to happen. She was here last month for a couple of days too but I didn't get to see her then either.
Korean character of the day: ㄲ - g sound; like yesterday, this is a sound that we don't have in English, the best way that I can tell you that it is formed is by holding the b in a little longer and putting some pressure behind it like it is stuck and you are pushing it out
Korean word/phrase of the day: 가을 (ga-eul) - fall, autumn
Sunday, October 2, 2011
A Puppy Named Taco
My "Taco Saturday" place has a new mascot. It is a puppy. His name is Taco. He is one month old. He likes to chew on my pants. I want. Puppy-napping is bad. Bad, bad, bad.
My favorite kindergartner managed to slice open part of my nose with his fingernail and make it bleed. I really don't know exactly how he did it. His little nails must be super sharp. He is also the kid who stuck his hand in a fan and had to get stitches and likes to put his forehead on yours and mash it into your head. He has issues with being gentle.
I was told this week that the area that the teachers at my school live in is apparently know for prostitution. I had no idea. Although it does make sense now that every third store is a hair salon or a nail salon and that I will see girls in there getting their hair done at 11pm at night. In any case, it doesn't make the neighborhood sketchy because they don't litterally walk the street or stand on the corners so it's not like you can tell. I still really like the area where I live, it's just an interesting tidbid which makes some things make more sense. Like the time Brittany saw a hooker coming out of a metro a 25 minute walk away.
I am now the proud owner of Apples to Apples. For free. Holla. Thank you Peter DeMaio for leaving me this wonderfulness.
I wish my apartment automatically cleaned itself. It's that time again, and while I can say there's nothing quite like a freshly cleaned bathroom I wish it would do it by itself. Especially because I don't feel like it was super well taken care of before me and I get slightly grossed out while cleaning some of the moldly corners. There is also a think layer of fuzz that likes to settle onto my floor and then get stuck on my feet when I walk around and I can't figure out where it comes from.
Korean character of the day: ㄸ - d sound; like yesterday, this is a sound that we don't have in English, the best way that I can tell you that it is formed is by holding the b in a little longer and putting some pressure behind it like it is stuck and you are pushing it out
Korean word/phrase of the day: 복숭아 (boke-soong-ah) - peach
My favorite kindergartner managed to slice open part of my nose with his fingernail and make it bleed. I really don't know exactly how he did it. His little nails must be super sharp. He is also the kid who stuck his hand in a fan and had to get stitches and likes to put his forehead on yours and mash it into your head. He has issues with being gentle.
I was told this week that the area that the teachers at my school live in is apparently know for prostitution. I had no idea. Although it does make sense now that every third store is a hair salon or a nail salon and that I will see girls in there getting their hair done at 11pm at night. In any case, it doesn't make the neighborhood sketchy because they don't litterally walk the street or stand on the corners so it's not like you can tell. I still really like the area where I live, it's just an interesting tidbid which makes some things make more sense. Like the time Brittany saw a hooker coming out of a metro a 25 minute walk away.
I am now the proud owner of Apples to Apples. For free. Holla. Thank you Peter DeMaio for leaving me this wonderfulness.
I wish my apartment automatically cleaned itself. It's that time again, and while I can say there's nothing quite like a freshly cleaned bathroom I wish it would do it by itself. Especially because I don't feel like it was super well taken care of before me and I get slightly grossed out while cleaning some of the moldly corners. There is also a think layer of fuzz that likes to settle onto my floor and then get stuck on my feet when I walk around and I can't figure out where it comes from.
Korean character of the day: ㄸ - d sound; like yesterday, this is a sound that we don't have in English, the best way that I can tell you that it is formed is by holding the b in a little longer and putting some pressure behind it like it is stuck and you are pushing it out
Korean word/phrase of the day: 복숭아 (boke-soong-ah) - peach
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